Australia produces approximately 370 million kilograms of bananas annually with the vast majority of bananas grown in North Queensland. Australians consume 310 million kilograms of bananas at a market clearing price of $6/kg, with the other 60 million kilograms sold overseas. Answer the following questions: With domestic supply and demand equalling one another, the market is in? Type E for in Equilibrium, M for needing More growers, U for Unable to make a conclusion or I for totally Impossible and only theoretical. The banana industry successfully lobbies the government to implement a price floor of $8/kg on bananas. The quantity of bananas demanded falls to 140 million kilograms. At 140 million kilograms the opportunity cost of producing the last kg of bananas is $3/kg. If the banana industry starts producing bananas as soon as the price goes above $0/kg, how much consumer surplus is converted to producer surplus when the price is increased from $6/kg to $8 per kg? $ million. Answer to the nearest million (with no decimal places). If the original consumer surplus was 930 million dollars, has the price floor made the consumers better off? . Type Y for Yes or N for No.
Question
Australia produces approximately 370 million kilograms of bananas annually with the vast majority of bananas grown in North Queensland. Australians consume 310 million kilograms of bananas at a market clearing price of 8/kg on bananas. The quantity of bananas demanded falls to 140 million kilograms. At 140 million kilograms the opportunity cost of producing the last kg of bananas is 0/kg, how much consumer surplus is converted to producer surplus when the price is increased from 8 per kg? $ million. Answer to the nearest million (with no decimal places). If the original consumer surplus was 930 million dollars, has the price floor made the consumers better off? . Type Y for Yes or N for No.
Solution
With domestic supply and demand equalling one another, the market is in? E for in Equilibrium.
The banana industry successfully lobbies the government to implement a price floor of 3/kg. If the banana industry starts producing bananas as soon as the price goes above 6/kg to $8 per kg?
The consumer surplus converted to producer surplus is the area of the rectangle formed by the price increase and the quantity demanded. The height of the rectangle is the price increase, which is 6 = $2. The width of the rectangle is the quantity demanded, which is 140 million kilograms.
So, the consumer surplus converted to producer surplus is 280 million.
If the original consumer surplus was 930 million dollars, has the price floor made the consumers better off? N for No.
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